Melaleuca Products

"With responsible manufacturing, products that are better for your health and well-being and for the environment, plus the opportunity to make an income, who can say no?"
- Linda Cook, Executive Director III

• The Foundation for a Safer World

• A Word from Melaleuca's Product Managers

The Foundation for a Safer World

When you "switch stores" to Melaleuca, you are starting a shopping habit that gives you better quality products at a better value. Yet by switching stores you change more than the place where you shop - you begin to transform your world. These exceptional products can be the link to a healthier home, a more wholesome life and a safer environment.

That's why the products are the foundation of Melaleuca's business-building opportunity. If they make a difference in your life, doesn't it make sense to share them with others? Both Bonnie Johnson, Senior Director II; and Linda Cook, Executive Director III, have experienced wonderful changes in their lives, and their excitement over the products gives root to a successful business!

Experiencing the Products First-Hand

Bonnie Johnson had told her enroller, Peggy Callaway, "If you can clean my shower, I'm in." So four people crowded into her bathroom, watched Peggy wipe on full-strength Tub & TileT, and 30 seconds later wipe off the scum. "I was sold," Bonnie says. "I called 11 friends and enrolled them that month."

Bonnie had a back problem at that time, and could only sit up for one hour a day. After experiencing the benefits of the products, she was a different person. "The doctor said I had to exercise, but I could barely spend six minutes on my Nordic Track," Bonnie says. "After taking The Access Bar®, I could spend 20 minutes exercising comfortably. After a year, I had reduced my body fat 4% and strengthened my muscles so they weren't hurting all the time. Then, with The Vitality Pak® and Replenex®, I was able to lift more. Now I can lift my granddaughter!"

For Linda Cook, the first product that really turned her head was Melaleuca oil. She had enrolled because she really didn't see anything wrong with Melaleuca, but she wasn't quite convinced. One day, as she pulled a pan of baked fish out of the oven, her toddler reached out and put his hand into the grease. "I thought, 'What I wouldn't give to take the pain from this child so he would never remember this burn.' Then I saw the bottle of Melaleuca oil on my counter, and put it on his hand. As I was rushing around trying to get my other children into their coats and in the car so we could go to the emergency room, I noticed he had stopped crying. He came over and said, 'Hurt all gone, Mama.' I put more oil on him, and at the end of the week he had healed and forgotten about the pain. I then thought, 'Who doesn't need to know about this?'"

Linda had been looking for a company that made products that were in demand, were highly consumable and were very unique. After her experience with Melaleuca oil, she knew Melaleuca was the company that met her criteria.

Why Switch Brands?

Today, each time Linda Cook does a New Horizons presentation, she focuses on six reasons why customers would want to switch brands. "The first three reasons meet most people's needs," she says.

1. Performance. "I demonstrate how these products outperform others. I dip a penny in Tub & Tile and put the Hand Creme on their hands."

2. Value. "I explain the value by talking about the money-back guarantee and the cost-per-use. They may say the prices are higher than the drugstore or grocery store, but with the better concentration and effectiveness, they get more for their money."

3. Convenience. "If I wanted natural, effective products, I would have to go to a health-food store across town. With Melaleuca I can use the Internet or the 1-800 number and get them delivered in a few days."

"The last three reasons go even further," Linda explains. "With responsible manufacturing, products that are better for your health and well-being and for the environment, plus the opportunity to make an income, who can say no? You can't get that with any grocery-store brand."

Presenting the Products

Bonnie spends most of her presentation time explaining the advantages of Melaleuca's products. "I tailor to the needs of my guests," she says. "I never miss talking about The Access Bars and The Vitality Pak, because of the benefits they've made in my life. I also mention the dental care products every time."

Then Bonnie chooses certain products that she knows will appeal to her guests. For guests over 45, she'll mention Pain-A-Trate®, Replenex and Provexcv®. With younger couples, she'll focus on using safer household cleaners in the home. "This morning I was presenting Melaleuca to a woman over the phone. Just by chatting with her and mentioning how the dental products had helped my gums and the Zap-it® products helped my son's acne, I learned that she had both of those problems, too. She enrolled and ordered the Denti-CareT system and the Zap-it system."

During Linda's presentations, she chooses a personal favorite product out of every category and talks about it. With the Vitality for Life® category, she talks about supplements and asks how many people take vitamins. "Most people acknowledge they should take them, so it's easy to introduce The Vitality Pak. I tell them that they are good, organic vitamins with Fructose Compounding, so they are easily accepted by the body. Because Melaleuca ships directly to the consumer, the products are fresher than the ones at the grocery store. I also always introduce Provexcv and The Access Bars."

Bonnie asks her guests if they know what chemicals are in the products under their sinks. "I promote awareness," she says. "The EPA did a 17-year study and found that women working in their homes had a 55% greater risk of dying from cancer than those who worked in an office, due to the use of ordinary household cleaners (Indoor Air Conference, Toronto, 1990). I also quote a pediatric doctor at UCLA who says if parents knew what chemicals were in those products, they just wouldn't use them."

Bonnie follows up by asking her guests a couple of simple questions. "Wouldn't it be reassuring to know that everything in your home is safe for you and your family and your pets? Wouldn't it make sense to switch stores and use better, safer products?"

Financial Security As Well

When Bonnie first started her Melaleuca business, her goal was to make $1,000 a month to pay for her son Kevin's college tuition. "He went through school without any debts," Bonnie says. "Now he's also building a Melaleuca business, and has set his goal to get a new car." Bonnie has reached the Senior Director II level, and averages about $3,000 a month. Her highest month's income was over $6,500. "Now I'm working hard to get to Executive Director - and helping a lot of people use better products in their home."

Linda and her husband, Nolan, make about $7,200 a month as Executive Directors III. The income has made all the difference in being able to provide for their five children. At the time Linda enrolled, their family was just struggling by. Now they can comfortably purchase the things they need for their children. "They've grown up healthier, too, without a need for as many antibiotics and doctor visits," Linda says.

Sharing A Better, Safer World Makes Sense

When you switch stores to Melaleuca, you'll begin to change many things in your life. With better health, a safer home and a cleaner environment, the impact really affects your whole world. It just makes sense to use these products and share them with others - and make the world a safer place.

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A Word from Melaleuca's Product Managers

Melaleuca's superior products are the foundation of Melaleuca's business-building opportunity. Here, the people who know Melaleuca's products best share their thoughts on what makes Melaleuca products so exceptional.

Melaleuca oil was used in Melaleuca's first eight products, and today it's in every Melaleuca Pharmacy topical product. Debra Cummins, Melaleuca Pharmacy Brand Manager, knows that it's the Melaleuca oil in the formulas that makes each product outstanding.
"We are the only company with a guaranteed quality of oil," Debra says. "It's important to understand the difference." Every bottle of T36-C5^TM or T40-C3^TM is carefully checked to make sure the balance of key ingredients is perfect. "Melaleuca oil has so many unique properties," adds Debra. "We include it in our products because it really increases the effectiveness, whether it be for fighting acne, soothing irritation, or helping the medicine penetrate. It is a unique, natural healer. It's something that you won't know how powerful it is until you experience it for yourself."
With three children in her house, Debra is always using Melaleuca oil. "Something is always happening, from bumps to scrapes. I really rely on it for burns - nothing soothes the pain so quickly." 

A Safer, Healthier Home

The health of your home is vital to the health of your family. Shaun Barclay, EcoSense^® Marketing Analyst, knows that each product balances effectiveness, gentleness and value. "MelaPower's high concentration, with 128 uses per gallon," he explains, "gives you the best cost per use. It's pH-balanced, with no bleach, so it's gentler on your clothes."
"One of the best advantages with MelaBrite^®," he adds, "is that it's sold directly to you. All products with enzymes break down over time, so you get a more powerful product if it has been freshly made. If you get it from the grocery store, who knows how many weeks or months it has been sitting there?"
Another exceptional product in the EcoSense line is Diamond Brite^® Gel. With it's Opti-Shine ingredient it provides exceptional cleaning without phosphates or chlorine. "Customers can have confidence that their dishes are clean and sanitary without using harmful ingredients. Just compare the warnings on the label of Cascade^® to our label - you'll see all the dangers of bleach. Cascade has to have a safety-locking cap because of the type of product it is, and we don't.
"This is just one example of a product that works exceptionally well and still makes the world a safer place."
Cascade is a registered trademark of Procter & Gamble. 

A Wellness-Based Company

Why does Melaleuca focus on health? "We are first and foremost a wellness-based company," says Sue Bamonte, Vitality for Life^® Sr. Category Manager. "We are in the business of enhancing lives by giving people the vitality to do things they want to do for themselves and for others.
"We believe your world starts at home with your family. When you feel well and your family feels well, you're capable of reaching out to others. What a difference there would be in the world if we had energy and vitality to take care of our family and extra energy to take care of others.
"When we took a look at what people really need to be taking every day, it's not just The Vitality Pak^®. It starts with these vitamins, which provide for basic nutritional gaps. But if you look at what's optimum, you need Cell-Wise^® to give extra protection against free radicals, and PROVEXCV^®, which is targeted specifically for the heart. I've seen the data, and I'm convinced that you need all four.
"My grandfather lived to 96, and he was ranching when he was 90. I want to play golf when I'm 90, not sit in a nursing home, and these products will make that difference." 

Creating Confidence with Health

Melaleuca's personal care products give customers the tools they need to have confidence each day. Mike Bond, Personal Care Brand Manager, pinpoints the Denti-Care^TM line and the Advanced Expressions^TM Hair Care line in particular.
"The Denti-Care line is the only 24-hour dental care system available in the market. We have every product you need for oral health around the clock, to give you the confidence of having a healthy smile."
"The Advanced Expressions line is truly salon quality, so you can have the look of salon-styled hair that you want. In test after test, whether in the salon or with customers or in the lab, every Advanced Expressions formula has come out above the top salon brands. We paid attention to every detail in formulating this line, so you can have absolutely beautiful, healthy hair that has the look you've always wanted."